{"id":291468,"date":"2025-01-30T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exitfest.org\/?p=291468"},"modified":"2025-01-31T12:58:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:58:53","slug":"dusan-kovacevic-one-truth-is-stronger-than-a-thousand-lies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exitfest.org\/en\/dusan-kovacevic-one-truth-is-stronger-than-a-thousand-lies","title":{"rendered":"Du\u0161an Kova\u010devi\u0107: “One Truth is Stronger Than a Thousand Lies”"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fake news I am referring to here is the accusation that EXIT did not support the student protests. But there is only one truth: EXIT has publicly supported the students from the beginning of the protests in multiple ways, despite pressures that such an unequivocal stance could lead to the festival’s shutdown due to the loss of government support and, consequently, the disappearance of over a hundred jobs for people engaged in EXIT throughout the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the motives of those who launched attacks on EXIT have nothing to do with students and their demands. These attacks are a personal vendetta against the festival, which was directly announced to us long before the tragedy on November 1st. In reality, they represent a manipulation of student energy and a distraction from their demands\u2014demands that, I will reiterate for the umpteenth time, both EXIT and I personally fully support.<\/span><\/p>\n

But let\u2019s go step by step.<\/span><\/p>\n

EXIT first made a public statement on November 4th regarding the tragedy that struck our city, calling for the resignation of the responsible minister and full accountability for the collapse of the canopy\u2014a demand that would later become one of the key demands of the students. A large majority of EXIT\u2019s team members have participated in marches and other gatherings from the very beginning, and, unlike in many other companies and organizations, they have always had full freedom to share their participation with the world. After the faculty blockades began, EXIT provided support not only through food, sleeping bags, and other necessities but also repeatedly expressed its support for the students on Instagram and the festival\u2019s website, while at the same time condemning violence against them and other citizens. The EXIT team also participated in last Friday\u2019s general strike, standing at Slavija, Autokomanda, and on the Boulevard in Novi Sad yesterday. There are hundreds of thousands of witnesses to all this\u2014followers of EXIT\u2019s pages.<\/span><\/p>\n

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